Watkins Twirls Near No-Hitter as 'Wolves Win Fifth Straight
The SeaWolves, courtesy of a near no-hitter from Spenser Watkins, won their fifth straight game with a 3-0, one-hit shutout of the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Thursday at The Diamond.Erie jumped ahead in the top of the first inning against Flying Squirrels starter Keyvius Sampson . Derek Hill led off
The SeaWolves, courtesy of a near no-hitter from
Erie jumped ahead in the top of the first inning against Flying Squirrels starter
Watkins began the first by retiring the leadoff hitter. He would walk back-to-back batters in
Watkins would go on to retire the next six batters before the game went into a rain delay in the top of the fourth.
The SeaWolves remained ahead by a run into the sixth inning when, with one out,
Erie would add one more in the eighth against reliever
Watkins faced the minimum from the second through the eighth innings and would go out for the ninth looking for history. He walked
Erie would go to the bullpen following the knock, summoning
Watkins (3-1) earned the win allowing one hit over a career-high 8.2 innings of work. He walked three and struck out eight which was one shy of his career-high.
Sampson (0-1) took the loss allowing a run on three hits in three innings.
The SeaWolves and Flying Squirrels meet in the second game of a four-game series on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. LHP